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The influence of hormone replacement therapy on the aging-related change in cognitive performance — analysis based on a Danish cohort study
Author(s)	E Lokkegaard, A T Pedersen, P Laursen
Journal title	Maturitas, vol 42, no 3, July 2002
Pages	pp 209-218
Keywords	Drugs ; Mental ageing ; Older women ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Mental speed ; Longitudinal surveys ; Denmark.
Annotation	The objectives of this study were to analyse the impact of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on ageing-related changes in cognitive performance, and to assess whether women who choose HRT have better cognitive performance prior to HRT. Data derives from a longitudinal sub-cohort of women participating in a large survey of the general adult population, the Danish MONICA (MONItoring CArdiovascular risk factors) Study. The final analyses comprised 126 "never users", 40 "current users" at follow-up and 30 "future users" of HRT. It was concluded that HRT-treated women show a postponed ageing-related decline in cognitive functioning, partly in concentration and partly in visuo-motor function. However, women who choose HRT have better cognitive performance prior to the treatment. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020816208 A
Classmark	LLD: D6: BD: DB: DG: 3J: 76K
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